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Instead of just cranking out ordinary crunches, mix up your abs workout with crossover crunches. By adding in a twisting movement you'll target your obliques as well as your abs, strengthening your core and tightening your stomach muscles.
How To Do The Crossover Crunch
- With your head off the mat, touch your fingers to your temples. Rest one foot on the opposite knee.
- Contract your abs to lift your shoulders off the mat, without pulling on your neck.
- Twist your torso so your elbow moves to meet your knee.
- Reverse the move slowly back to the start.
Crossover Crunch Variations
Gym ball twist crunch
Get more range on the move and work your stabiliser muscles into the bargain.
- As you rise up twist your torso to one side
- Alternate sides with each rep
Bicycle crunch
Do this move quickly to exhaust your abdominals fully.
- Crunch up and bring your right elbow to your left knee.
- Twist your torso from side to side while pumping your legs back and forth.
One-arm cable cross crunch
Head to the cable machine to work your abs and sculpt a six-pack with this twisty crunch variation.
- Hold a high cable in one hand.
- Use your abs to pull the handle down, not your arm.
- Draw your elbow to your opposite knee to create the twist effect.
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